A Man & His Watch: Iconic Watches and Stories from the Men Who Wore Them
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A Man & His Watch: Iconic Watches and Stories from the Men Who Wore Them is the modern collector’s bible for anyone who believes a timepiece is more than metal and gears. Author-photographer Matt Hranek crisscrossed the globe to photograph 76 legendary watches—Paul Newman’s personal Daytona, Steve McQueen’s TAG Heuer Monaco, a Rolex Submariner that survived D-Day—and pairs each one with the first-person story of the man who wore it. The result is a 215-page, beautifully illustrated hardcover that feels like a private museum tour told over coffee by the world’s most interesting guys.
What makes this first-edition 2017 Artisan hardcover so coveted is the combination of archival-quality photography and narrative journalism: every turn of the page reveals a full-frame portrait of the watch followed by a concise, cinematic vignette about its owner. Collectors love that the book spotlights both mega-grail pieces and attainable classics, giving newcomers a roadmap and veterans fresh provenance details they can recite at the next RedBar meet-up. The heavy matte stock and stitched binding are built to survive countless passes across the coffee-table, while the compact 7" × 9" footprint slips easily into a messenger bag for weekend watch-show browsing.
Condition-wise, this copy is clean and tidy inside—no ex-library markings, inscriptions, or remainder marks—so the photography pops exactly as Hranek intended. The slipcase shows only minor scuffing, keeping the value proposition strong for gift-givers and investors alike. Whether you’re hunting for the perfect graduation gift for a budding enthusiast or curating a personal horology library, A Man & His Watch delivers the emotional backstory that makes every scratch on a bezel worth collecting.
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